Legging



Aug. 23 v I F. F. NORDEN ET AL LEGGING Filed Feb. 17. 1927 v the leggingin. place on the shoe.

' Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FOLKE FRED NonnEN, or BROOKLYN, Ann WALTER GILSON LOAN, or sr. GEORGE,

* NEW YORK.

LEGGING.

Application filed February 17, 1927. Serial No. 169,036

Our invention relates particularly to leg gings for women and others, whose legs are at the present time unprotected from the elements, splashing of mud etc., and the objects of our invention are to provide leggings which can be quickly and easily applied and secured to and removed from the legs and feet, will easily adapt and adjust themselves to legs of any size and length. will eflectually protect the legs and feet from cold and the elements and from mud splashed by automobiles, and'when removed can be quickly and easily folded into a small compass andpacked in a small space such as a hand bag for transportation. To these and other ends our invention consists of a flexible canvas leather or other suitable covering, preferably waterproof, secured upon an openable wire frame or series of members which can be quickly applied to and will fit, adjust and secure themselves to any size leg and foot,-

and when removed can be collapsed with the covering into a small compass and packed in a small space.

Our invention also consists in making the frame or members \of a continuous piece of resilient wire.

Our invention also consists in providing the openable wire frame members with interlocking and sliding connections along the leg portion the better to prevent the frame from becoming separated from the leg and to permit the members to adjust themeselves.

to the leg'. Our invention also consists in providing the wire frame with extensions to project under the sole of the shoe and around the heel to hold the foot portion of In order that our invention may be fully understood, we shall first describe in :detail the mode in which we at present prefer to carry the invention into. practice and then particularly .point out its novel features in the claims.

- Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming'partof this application in which like parts are designated by Figure 2, is an inverted plan view of the same.

Figure 3, shows the legging collapsed around the ankle.

Figure 4, shows the legging collapsed for packing, part of the covering being removed to disclose theframe and extensions.

In the specific embodiment of our invention shown in'the drawings, 4 designates the covering, which may be of leather, water-. proofed canvas, or other suitable material, and 5 designates the collapsible frame of the legging.

Ve prefer to form the frame 5 of a single piece of-resilient rust-proof wire bent to form a vertical series "of nearly circular elastic clamp-like members 6 each opening and separable preferably at the side to receive and embrace tightly the leg of the loop 10 on the other end of said member.

The various members 6 are thus prevented from becoming detached from the leg of the wearer, when fastended together thereon as shown and described, and yet can fit and ad lust themselves to legs of varioussizes.

he wire of the lowermost leg member 6 is prefereably extended to form a heel clamping member 11, to embrace the back of'the heel of the shoe and shoe embracing members 12, which extend transversely over the top of the shoe, downward on each side and a short distance under each side of the shoe sole, so .that the shoe portion 13 of the legging carried thereby can be clamped removably around the heel and toe of the shoe.

- The covering 4 of the legging may be secured to. the wire frame 5 and extensions 11 and 12, by stitches as shown or in any other approved vway. The legging thus applied will completely cover the leg and shoe of a the wearer and protect it from the elements,

mud splashes, etc.

When the legging is not needed for protection the several leg members 6 with the covering can be closed up around the ankle of the wearer, as illustrated in Figure 3, or by disconnecting the leg members 6 and unclamping the heel and toe extensions 11 and 12, the legging can be removed from the leg and shoe and collapsed as shown in Figure 4 for convenient packing and transportation.

It is evident that the adjoining or overlapping edges of the covering 4 may be fastened together by snaps or other fasteners as desired, and that ordinary straps extending under the arch of the shoe may be used if desired to keep the legging from riding up the leg.

It is evident that many changes may be made in the details of construction and arrangement here illustrated withoutdeparting from the boundaries of our invention as defined by the following claims.

We claim as our invention:

1. A legging comprising a' flexible covering and a vertical series of openable resilient leg-embracing members attached thereto and a slide on one end of each resilient member, playing in a guide on the-other end of said mem er.

2. A legging comprising a flexible covering and a vertical series of openable resilient leg-embracing members attached thereto, one end of each leg member being formed with a guide post and the other end with a guide in which the guide post is held and can slide to adjust the member to the size of the leg.

3. A legging comprising a flexible coverother end with a guide in whic ing and a vertical series of vopenable resilient leg-embracing members attached thereto, one end of each leg member being formed with a headed guide 0st and the li the headed guide post is held and can slide adjustably. at. A legging comprising a fiexible'leg and shoe covering, a vertical series of openable resilient leg members attached to the leg covering and a series of openable resilient foot members attached to the shoe covering to embrace the toe portion of the shoe.

5. A legging comprising a flexible leg and shoe covering, a vertical series of openable resilient leg members attached to the leg covering, and a series of openable resilient foot members attached to the shoe toe covering to embrace the toe portion of the shoe and an openable resilient heel member attached to the heel covering to embrace the heel of the shoe.

-6. A legging comprising a flexible leg and shoe covering and a resilient wire frame attached thereto consisting of a connected series of openable resilient leg, toe and heel embracing members all collapsible with the covering into a substantially flat bunch or package around the ankle or for transportation.

In testimony whereof We affix our signatures.

FOLKE FRED NORDEN. WALTER GILSON LOAN. 

